Occidental Papagayo: Worth a visit

Resort was lovely, our room was clean, functional , comfortable beds and a well stocked mini bar. All the staff were amazing friendly, polite and always with a smile. Our room was a fair hike from the main lobby and I blessed the shuttle driver every day. With the heat and humidity it would have proved a challenge to walk that distance there and back. Our main grimace was the buffet, an abundance of food but pretty much the same every day and looked like a variety of left overs re-invented. How [... read more]ever we were never hungry. I would return to the resort. We enjoyed our vacation very much.

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Amazing Resort!! We will be back!

Where to start about this incredible resort! It is truly a 4 in 1. 4 resorts for the price of one. The grounds were beautiful with palm trees everywhere. The beaches were so well kept and stunning. The food was good and a lot of selection. The a la cartes restaurants were a nice change from the buffet. The shopping mall and vendors to shop from had lots to choose for souvenirs. My kids loved the water slides that were included. The extra water slides were a bit pricey for what it was so we skipp [... read more]ed it. There was an awesome arcade for hot days to take a break. Overall our family loved the resort and all it had to offer and we will be back.

Occidental Papagayo: Would not return

This hotel is definitely not for anyone who likes to keep moving. There was essentially nothing to do here unless you're made of money and able to pay for excursions (for which you had no choice but to book through the hotel) and all of which were expensive. The pool closes down at 7, and there were only an hour long piano/guitar show in the lobby every other night. I will say the rooms were clean, however I slept terrible as I kept hearing wild animals running over the roof. Turns out the ANIMA [... read more]LS were actually IN THE CEILING of our room, which wasn't fixed until the day before we left. The food was mediocre at best, and the restaurant areas were not ideally situated throughout the resort. Would not return here, and would not recommend it unless your preference is to sit and drink at the pool every day until 7pm. We waited 4 years (due to a cancelled trip due to covid) to take this vacation, spent a lot of money to go here, and feel like we did not get our money's worth at all.

Barcelo Solymar: Amazing resort

It was my 6th time going to that resort and I love it. Love the people, love the beach and the food was ok. It was my second time this year going and I will definitely go back. I just wish that they would do more activities at the beach! But overall I love it!!!!

Occidental Papagayo: Needs improvement

Lots of wildlife on the resort which is great. Most of the staff didn't seem happy at all. Room was in rough shape, buffet way too small. Sitting area a little small. No coffee before 7am. Beach isn't accessible during high tide.

Barcelo Maya Tropical: Fantastic Vacation

The resort had all we needed: room was clean, beds comfortable. Good entertainment. Beach was so warm. A bit rough but enjoyable. Pool was great too. We enjoyed the double decker bus that goes to all other resorts, overall when going to a la carte restaurants, which BTW where really good ( at least the 4 we tried). Overall a great trip

Barcelo Maya Palace: Excellent resort

The resort was very clean. We could see empolyees cleaning the areas around the pools. The beach was raked every morning. The deck chairs were put back in place with a table between every two chairs. The grounds crew working on the grass. The busyness of the employees did not inconvenience us in anyway. The hotel rooms were clean.

Barcelo Maya Tropical: Great location and resort

There are 6 hotels sharing the same beach, but as they are spread out, there's plenty of room on the beach. The food options are plentiful and decent. Premium drinks are included. Great snorkeling location right off the beach and pier. Super large multi pools were also great. Good value for your dollar.

Barcelo Maya Palace: Okay

The resort is nice but nothing special. It is in need of updates and repairs to be a true 4.5 / 5 star. Buffets were okay but a la carts were excellent. Service is hit and miss. Housekeeping in the rooms lacked basic sweeping of floors. Pools are nice and large. Beach is nice. Overall a good vacation but don't have high expectations.

Barcelo Maya Tropical: Great Resort

Very clean hotel, everything was well kept at all times! I would recommend this resort to my friends and family, I will for sure go back. The food is delicious , the drinks as well. From service to cleanliness to beach and the spa, I would say 5+++

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Good resort

Overall we found the resort really nice. We stayed at the Maya Beach but preferred the Colonial. It has a bigger kids water park too. In terms of service sometimes the lines were too long at the buffet and the staff didn’t always come to serve us. Also the times are limited to book the a la carte restaurants which was a little frustrating. The food and drink selection was really good overall. Would definitely recommend this place. The beach had sea weed and wasn’t calm. There were a fe [... read more]w days when it wasn’t too rough and the water was great for swimming but that was only for a few days out of our entire stay.

Allegro Playacar: Friendly Little Resort

The resort itself is small and a bit dated. A/C was cold and worked great. Our smallish room was adequately stocked with amenities. Beautifully located close to the beach for amazing ocean views our room was a bit of an incline to walk up to the nightly buffet/entertainment, it was OK for us having no mobility issues. Entire resort was clean including the grounds, gardens and public spaces. Food was delicious, plentiful and well prepared. We only did 1 a la carte as you had to line up each morni [... read more]ng to request a seating. 2 small pools did not really allow for a quiet area. The activity pool also housed the swim up bar and was full of children most days and was not really an ideal set up for smaller kids in my opinion. The quiet pool was never really quiet either as it held the overflow of kids :). If a quiet relaxing vacation is on your agenda this may not be the resort for you,although for the most part evenings after the nightly entertainment were mostly quiet. Service was top notch throughout the resort! Kudos to all the amazing and hard working staff!!

Barcelo Maya Tropical: Great Vacation in Mexico!

We stayed at Barcelo Maya - tropical with 12 friends for a week and had a wonderful vacation. The resort was clean, food was good, staff were helpful and friendly. We had wonderful service at the a la carte restaurants and buffets alike. We mostly stayed around the pool as it was windy for the first few days but we did get out for a couple of days to swim with turtles. I would absolutely stay here again! Thumbs up!

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Not a 4+ star resort

The lobby, grounds and amenities are great. The rooms are not- they are dated and in need of repair. They also aren’t cleaned properly. We arrived and our first room for tub had a chunk missing, pink mold and the shower tiles looked dirty. There were tiny little bugs crawling on the vanity and it was all dusty. We went down to the front desk and were offered a tour of a different room. It was essentially the same but a little less dirty. We were not happy and it set the tone for the rest o [... read more]f our stay. Food was ok- lunch buffets were not refreshed so unless you got there early there wasn’t much selection and freshness Beach was beautiful- a little rocky but lovely none the less and minimal seaweed.

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Gone Downhill

This is my second time to this resort and I was so excited to return after having such an amazing time 4 years ago. I am extremely disappointed with this resort now. The service was terrible, most mornings my partner and I would eat a full breakfast before any server even offered us water. Bartenders are swim up bars were very slow and most wait times were around 10 min for a drink. The staff consistently seemed like we were bothering them. Heavily tipping did nothing, we were still Ignored most [... read more] of the time. We also had to beg to have our room cleaned. We stayed for 7 days and only had our room cleaned twice even though we put the “clean” sign on the door and left tips every day. I am very sad to say that I will not be returning

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Dated

At first glance... the lobby is beautiful, grounds are very well maintained. Staff are great , friendly and some what accommodating. And by somewhat... for an " all inclusive " we were hard pressed to get diet pop and water in our rooms- some requested were not even filled with 2 calls made. And when we did get pop ... and when we did get pop it was 2 at a time. Buffet good was ok at best. Al la carts... the best one was Tokyo! Building Coba - the room we stayed in was dated - make up mirr [... read more]or was held on by band aids, curtains had mold spots. Pools were great-bar staff were good at making drinks - but not very friendly. Overall- beautiful grounds and somewhat friendly staff. Would I go back.... no

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Not worth the money

We booked with a group for a wedding and weren't in the same building as the other 40 guests. Lots of members of our group had room issues. Staff were not friendly at all, food was nothing to write home about. Many members of our group ended up with bad GI issues while on the resort. I have never been to a resort where there were lines of people waiting to be served at the bar. The pool bar was the worst many people got out of the pool to get their drinks. Premium status meant nothing you were i [... read more]gnored just the same. Entertainment was nonexistent, no music in the pools or activities many people brought their own speakers to listen to music. I do NOT recommend this hotel for the money go to Jamaica where you will enjoy everything about your trip.

Barcelo Maya Tropical: AirTrans At/Barcelo

Not sure how much more I can say about how wonderful AirTrans At and the Barcelos are, both are incredibly professional and so helpful. Barcelos are a wonderful resort and the people are wonderful, can't say enough good things about them and believe me you get your money's worth. And then of course there is Wendy Harrington our trip central rep the best of the best.....

Barcelo Maya Tropical: AMAZING!

this is my 2nd time at the Barcello Maya - i thik this is the best resort ever. Super clean, the beach amazing, food and drink excellent. Serve also excellent. i recommend this resort to anyone. I will be going again, just looking out for a sale.

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Amazing resort

The grounds, public areas and pools are just fine. Food was always fresh and there were plenty of choices from seafood and different kinds of meat and salads to vegetarian options. The buffet restaurant was always clean and the waiters and waitresses were always kind and attentive. The hotel was always clean as well as the room. Noseless AC was also a good addition. The only my concern is, but it was very important to me, that during 4 nights some guests who lived close to my room were very nois [... read more]y after midnight and 3 or 4 times on different nights I had to call to the front desk and ask to send the security to calm those guests down. Yes,the security were coming quickly and the noise was stopped for some time but after a couple of hours those guys were starting to shout and yell again. So,as a result my 3 nights were just sleepless. But thanks to the young man Jesus by name who work at the front desk of Barceló Maya who helped me to change my room and the hotel and the rest of my vacation was just fine. I am very grateful to him for his exceptional support and kindness. To my opinion he is the best. I really will be glad to see him again when I come for my next vacation.